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Oct 12, 1492
columbus sailed to the americas
columbus sailed the ocean searching for a new route to india but instead he found the americas -
Apr 16, 1521
cortez conquers the aztecs
spanish conquered the aztecs and Hernando cortez was the leader -
Apr 16, 1543
corpernicus presents the heliocentric theory
a beleif that the sun was the center of the universe -
enlish settle jamestown
king james sent a group of london buisness people (virginia company) -
louis XIV of france begins his reign
abuse of power let to revolution -
peter the great of russia begins his reign
he traveled to europe to study new developments in technology, mostly ship building -
glorious revolution in england
poloticial event in england -
french revolution begins
a period of radical social and political upheaval in France that had a major impact on France and all of Europe. -
napolean conquers most of europe
napolean ruled parts of europe from 1804 until 1815